Total births
33
Girls' name · since 1998
Eireann
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Eireann, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 33
- total births
- 1998–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Eireann is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 33 have been recorded since 1998.
Eireann has 33 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2009.
- 33 total births
- 1998–2009 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
33 girls have been named Eireann since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 33
- total births
- 1998–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Eireann was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
6 babies were named Eireann in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
Eireann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eireann's full recorded timeline at 2003, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eireann at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
1999
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1998
Eireann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2009
- Peak year (1999)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Eireann by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Eireann's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Eireann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Eireann? ▼
33 babies have been named Eireann since 1998. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Eireann most popular? ▼
Eireann was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Eireann been used? ▼
Eireann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 12 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Eireann? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eira, Eirene, Eiress, Eirini, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Eireann: Baby Name Since 1998 - 33 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/eireann. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eireann draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.